This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 09:40)A Strange Divide in Mainline Protestantism: PRRI Survey Shows Liberal Church Members Are Much More Conservative Than Their ClergySurvey: Mainline clergy are more liberal than their congregants by Religion News Service (Yonat Shimron)Part II (09:40 – 20:46)Gone by 2030? 2040? — Pulling Back the Curtain on the Fastest Declining Churches in the UKInside the fastest growing – and shrinking – churches in the UK by The Spectator (Dan Hitchens)Part III (20:46 – 27:20)Democrats Are Getting Over Senator Menendez: A Salacious Scandal with a Losing ArgumentSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

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A Picture of What’s to Come: Finland Becomes Ground Zero for the Collision of New Modern Age and Biblical Christianity over Issue of Gender and Sexuality

CHRISTIANITY TODAY (KEN CHITWOOD)
Christian Condemnations of LGBT Not Hate Speech in Finland, Court Rules

PART 2
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Biden Administration Makes Further Attempt at Advancing LGBTQ Revolution as It Moves to Allow Gender ‘X’ on U.S. Passports

NEW YORK TIMES (AISHVARYA KAVI)
State Dept. Will Allow Americans to Mark Their Gender as ‘X’ on Passports

THE WHITE HOUSE
Biden-⁠Harris Administration Advances Equality and Visibility for Transgender Americans

USA TODAY (ELLA LEE)
U.S. Will Offer 'X' Gender Marker for Passports Starting April 11, State Department Says

PART 3
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How To Reject Creation in the Classroom: Cornell University Releases LGBTQ+ Research Guide for Faculty and Staff

THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Cornell LGBTQ+ for Faculty and Staff

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Snap Election in Canada: Canadians Face A Choice With Big Worldview Implications — And the World Watching

ABC NEWS (ROB GILLIES)
EXPLAINER: What Are the Issues in Canada's Close Election?

PART 2
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More Than Submarines at Stake Here—Shift in Shape of Global Politics As AUKUS Alliance Created to Curve the Global Expansion of China

PART 3
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AUKUS Alliance Made Up of Nations From “The English-Speaking Peoples” — It Matters

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War Over Pronouns Is Coming For You — Virtue Signaling of a Quintessential Sort As Yale Law School Professor Calls for Use of ‘They’ For All People Unless Told Otherwise

WASHINGTON POST
Until I’m Told Otherwise, I Prefer to Call You ‘They’